KEVIN THOMAS
MAKING MEMORIES WITH K.T.
SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS (10am-3pm Eastern)
ABOUT KEVIN
A native New Yorker and youngest of four, Kevin Thomas has worn a few hats throughout the years. He's a singer/songwriter/musician who taught himself how to play guitar and written a lot of original songs. He's worked behind the scenes in local TV stations in Maine. He's worked in radio as well, including a stint on WRCR AM 1700 in the Hudson Valley hosting his own show called "The Good with Kevin Thomas". And currently, Kevin hosts a podcast called "S.T.R.O.L.L. - Solving the Rebus of Living Life", where he interviews people from all walks of life and asks them about the journey in life. Kevin loves anything to do with music history, documentaries and the New York Rangers.
Get To Know More About Kevin:
1. Who is your hero?
Might sound corny, but Jesus is my hero. I wouldn't be here without Him.
2. If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
As long as it's in America and I can have snow and mountains, I'm down with that.
3. What is your biggest fear?
Tornadoes. Never been in one but seeing pictures or video of them is scary.
4. What really makes you angry?
Lack of empathy
5. What motivates you to work hard?
Knowing everything is temporary. Gotta make your mark while you can.
6. What is your favorite thing about being on the radio?
To me, radio is magic. It's a visual world, but radio slows you down and make you think. Radio makes you fill in the blanks as you see fit. To me, it's more fun.
7. What makes you laugh the most?
Pet tricks
8. What are your favorite movies?
Slap Shot (I'm a big hockey fan) and Almost Famous (I'm a musician)
9. What did you want to be when you were a kid?
A meteorologist, then a hockey player, then a DJ. Would be interesting to see a mix of the three lol
10. If you could choose to do anything for a day, what would it be?
Get good at dunking, so I could dunk on LeBron
11. What is your favorite game or sport to watch and play?
Hockey, hands down. Let's Go Rangers!
12. Would you rather ride a bike, ride a horse, or drive a car?
Car
13. What two radio stations do you listen to in the car the most?
NHL Network Radio and Yacht Rock Radio on Sirius XM
14. If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Burger and fries
15. Have you ever had a nickname? What is it?
KT. It was especially used during my time working as a video game tester for EA Sports years ago.
16. If money was no object, what would you do all day?
Create and produce music
17. What are your hobbies?
Playing guitar, writing songs, listening to podcasts, watching documentaries and video games (mostly sports ones)
18. List two pet peeves.
Gossips and people who don't stand on the right on the escalator
19. Where do you see yourself in five years?
Hopefully working for an growing All Inclusive Radio and making music
20. If you were a super-hero, what powers would you have?
The power to convert naysayers to the magic of classic rock lol
21. What would you do if you won the lottery?
I'd pay off any family debts, buy houses for my family, build a music/podcast studio, and start a label
22. If you could eat a meal with any 4 people, living or dead, who would they be?
Mark Messier, Rod Gilbert, Brian Leetch and Adam Graves - all former NY Ranger legends
23. How many pillows do you sleep with?
1, sometimes 2.
24. What's your favorite holiday?
Thanksgiving
25. What's your favorite type of foreign food?
Chicken Pad Thai
26. Are you a clean or messy person?
Sometimes clean, sometimes messy
27. Who would you want to play you in a movie of your life?
I'm short, so it would probably have to be Kevin Hart.
28. What's your favorite fast food chain?
Sonic
29. What three items would you take with you on a deserted island?
A Bible, an axe and a solar powered shortwave radio
30. Do you collect anything?
I used to collect baseball and hockey cards as a kid. Unfortunately, don't have any of them anymore. Long story.
31. My favorite sports teams?
Being a native New Yorker, the NY Rangers, Yankees, Knicks, Giants and Red Bulls. I also root for Arsenal in the English Premier League.
32. Most interesting job I ever had?
I was working for a radio station in the Portland, Maine area and a few times I had to go in public as their mascot. Years later, as I worked for a temp job in NYC, I had an assignment where I had to be the mascot for a day for NASDAQ. You definitely want to be the bull, not the bear in that case.
33. Places I would like to visit?
Never been to Spain (Three Dog Night reference). Would like to see it. The UK. Greece. Italy, to name a few.
34. Favorite band/artist?
A tie between the band Free and the artist Bill Withers
35. Favorite season?
Winter. At least in the winter, you can layer up. When it's 100 and humid outside, you have less options.